Project Name: Cup Toppler/Walker
Controlled by: Programming
Programming Difficulty: Medium
Construction Difficulty: Medium-hard
General Comment. This is more challenging than it looks, especially when no wheels are allowed.
Controlled by: Programming
Programming Difficulty: Medium
Construction Difficulty: Medium-hard
General Comment. This is more challenging than it looks, especially when no wheels are allowed.
Rules FOR STUDENTS
You must use:
-1 NXT or EV brick
-Up to 3 motors
-1 light sensor
-No Wheels!
You must:
Build a robot that can travel around a table-top or board without falling off. It needs to WALK, (not roll on wheels or things that act like wheels). It needs to knock up to 8 plastic cups off the table.
Your robot cannot measure more than 30 cm in any direction.
Tips For students
Tip: stretching a tyre around some bricks might give your walking robot better traction.
SAMPLE PROGRAMMING (for older icon-based program)
SAMPLE PROGRAMMING (for newer word-block program)
TEACHER INFO
Extension idea: Add an extra motor that acts like a weapon to knock off cups faster. The easiest way to add another motor is to create a new line of code with a new play button and a medium motor (Icon based). Or a new STACK just for the new motor (Word block) Both examples plugged into Port A.
Examples of extra line of code (left) or stack, (right) that could be used to make an extra motor spin.
Grading option: The quicker the time, the better the grade.
If you are timing each robot, make a copy of this Google Sheet to help you score
